Quantic Dream's David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière, the leaders of Quantic Dream, have successfully sued the French newspaper Le Monde for libel. The outlet had initially claimed that work environment within Quantic Dream was toxic and employees were suffering as a result of alleged toxicity. The reports said that the studio forced crunch on employees and harbored a schoolboy culture that included sexist and...
Review: 5-hour Energy Gamer Shot
You ever write a three-page review for an energy supplement?
In early May 2024, 5-hour ENERGY (hereto after shown as 5-hour Energy) released a new Gamer Shot line of energy drink supplements. We got some news about it because this is a video game website that posts video game related news. That is how these things work. These 5-hour Energy Gamer Shots are available in three flavors: Pineapple Charge, Rocket Raspberry, and Apple Bash. Unless things have suddenly changed in the fe...
In early May 2024, 5-hour ENERGY (hereto after shown as 5-hour Energy) released a new Gamer Shot line of energy drink supplements. We got some news about it because this is a video game website that posts video game related news. That is how these things work. These 5-hour Energy Gamer Shots are available in three flavors: Pineapple Charge, Rocket Raspberry, and Apple Bash. Unless things have suddenly changed in the fe...
Band Together in Terror: The Outlast Trials Review
The Outlast Trials proves that survival horror can be more fun with friends.
The Outlast Trials is a four-player PvE game taking place in the Cold War era. The game's opening moments and lore paint a gruesome and wicked scene that will be familiar to series veterans but disquieting to those new to the Outlast universe. Players work their way through a series of experiments, each of which plays out on various large maps like a police station, a courthouse, a carnival, and more. The g...
The Outlast Trials is a four-player PvE game taking place in the Cold War era. The game's opening moments and lore paint a gruesome and wicked scene that will be familiar to series veterans but disquieting to those new to the Outlast universe. Players work their way through a series of experiments, each of which plays out on various large maps like a police station, a courthouse, a carnival, and more. The g...
Microsoft Shutdown Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog Games, and Roundhouse Games
The company valued at over $3 trillion just closed several game studios.
Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
Arkane Austin, the studio behind Redfall and 2017's Prey, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Tango Gameworks, the studio behind The Evil Within series and the multiple award-winning Hi-Fi Rush, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Alpha Dog Games, the studio behind the mobile game Mighty Doom, has been shutdown by Microsoft. Roundhouse Studios will not be shutdown but will instead be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online...
TikTok Ban Signed Into Law by President Biden
Owner ByteDance has 270 days to sell off TikTok.
On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.
This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
On April 24, President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also included a bill that could ban TikTok in the United States. This ban can only be averted if the China-based company that owns TikTok, ByteDance, sells off the popular social media app before the 270 day time limit is up.
This gives ByteDance until January 19, 2025 to sell TikTok. An additional 90 day extension could be offered by President Biden if...
Ubisoft Pulls Licenses for The Crew, Makes the Game Completely Inaccessible to Buyers
From the same company trying to sell you a $130 version of Star Wars Outlaws.
From announcing a $130 edition of Star Wars Outlaws to pulling game licenses from those that bought The Crew, Ubisoft sure is on a roll this week.
The Crew was Ubisoft's open-world racing game that was pulled from sale back in December 2023. As of March 31, 2024, Ubisoft shut down the online servers for The Crew. This effectively made the game unplayable across all platforms, including: PC,...
From announcing a $130 edition of Star Wars Outlaws to pulling game licenses from those that bought The Crew, Ubisoft sure is on a roll this week.
The Crew was Ubisoft's open-world racing game that was pulled from sale back in December 2023. As of March 31, 2024, Ubisoft shut down the online servers for The Crew. This effectively made the game unplayable across all platforms, including: PC,...
Tim Sweeney Called Valve 'Assholes' in Email to Gabe Newell, Valve COO Says 'You Mad Bro?'
Tim Sweeney is always mad.
The antitrust lawsuit against Valve from Wolfire Games got a little spicy this week. To quickly get you up to speed: Wolfire claims that Valve uses its position with Steam to control game prices and muscle out competition. Though the initial lawsuit against Valve was dismissed, Wolfire amended their suit in May 2022 and the legal battle was back on.
It may have taken almost two years, but we are now starting to see some of the documents that...
The antitrust lawsuit against Valve from Wolfire Games got a little spicy this week. To quickly get you up to speed: Wolfire claims that Valve uses its position with Steam to control game prices and muscle out competition. Though the initial lawsuit against Valve was dismissed, Wolfire amended their suit in May 2022 and the legal battle was back on.
It may have taken almost two years, but we are now starting to see some of the documents that...
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Quantic Dream Wins One Libel Lawsuit, Loses Another
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Quantic Dream Wins One Libel Lawsuit, Loses Another
All because Le Monde would not give up the anonymity of its sources.
Quantic Dream's David Cage and Guillaume de Fondaumière, the leaders of Quantic Dream, have successfully sued the French newspaper Le Monde for libel. The outlet had initially claimed that work environment within Quantic Dream was toxic and employees were suffering as a result of alleged toxicity. The reports said that the studio forced crunch on employees and harbored a schoolboy culture that included sexist and... -
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Two Weekends of Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tests are Coming
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Two Weekends of Halo Infinite Multiplayer Tests are Coming
You have chosen, or been chosen...
There will be at least two more multiplayer technical preview tests coming up for Halo Infinite. The first one starts this weekend and runs from September 23 through to Sunday, September 26. The second test takes place from September 30 through October 3.
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Green Hell Devs Release Statement on Future Updates
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Green Hell Devs Release Statement on Future Updates
The short of it: Don't worry, updates are coming.
The development studio behind the survival adventure game, Green Hell, released a statement today in an effort to be as transparent as possible with their fans. Developer Creepy Jar sent out this letter to address some of the concerns for both console players and PC players of Green Hell.
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World War Z: Aftermath Out Now
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World War Z: Aftermath Out Now
Also marks the game's first release on Steam.
PC users that prefer to use Steam have a good reason to celebrate today as World War Z is finally available on a platform that isn't the Epic Games Store (still gonna post my affiliate link though). Today, World War Z: Aftermath is out for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Epic Games Store, and for the first time ever on Steam.
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How Technology Advances are Adapting the Gaming Industry
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How Technology Advances are Adapting the Gaming Industry
Technology has developed drastically in the recent decade, and nobody can deny that fact, you could say that these newest pieces of tech are driving innovation in the gaming industry, and you can admit that we have come a long way from the snake and ladders days. Snake and Pong were once the prime of video gaming, and almost everyone was familiar with the games structure and the patterns, now fast forward to 2021, the game snakes and ladders seems to be played by absolutely nobody and is... -
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Rumor: Quantic Dream is Making a Star Wars Game
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Rumor: Quantic Dream is Making a Star Wars Game
You ever just want a rumor to not be true in the slightest?
Quantic Dream, the studio behind games like Heavy Rain and their latest, Detroit: Become Human, is rumored to be working on a new Star Wars game. This rumor originally surfaced through French YouTuber Gautoz. Gautoz reports that the studio recently signed a deal with Disney.
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Chapters 3-5 of Deltarune to Release at Same Time
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Chapters 3-5 of Deltarune to Release at Same Time
It will benefit both the dev team and fans.
This past week, Deltarune: Chapter 2 was released and contrary to initial statements, it was released for free to everyone. The wait between Chapter 1's release and Chapter 2's release was quite long. A period of about three years spanned between the release of the first two chapters.
Thankfully, the waits between Chapters 3, 4, and 5 won't be nearly as long. In fact, creator Toby Fox says that he plans to release all three of... -
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New PS5 Firmware Might Increase Framerates in Some Titles
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New PS5 Firmware Might Increase Framerates in Some Titles
Don't expect any major miracles though.
The latest big firmware update for the PlayStation 5 was officially released on September 15. With it came the long-awaited ability to install third-party M.2 drives for adding increased storage capacity to your console. This was the update that entered into beta trials back in July.
It seems as though there was another benefit not documented in the changelog. The tech wizards at Digital Foundry discovered that select titles saw... -
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The Good Life Releases October 15, 2021
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The Good Life Releases October 15, 2021
That's it, that's the post.
A confirmed, totally set in stone release date for SWERY's The Good Life was just announced. That date, according to the press release and the headline is none other than October 5, 2021. It is on this date that you will get to solve mysteries and turn into animals on the PC via Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and the Nintendo Switch.
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Dying Light 2 'Dedrick' Audio Story Out Now
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Dying Light 2 'Dedrick' Audio Story Out Now
The audio series continues.
One week ago, we shared the story about the second audio story for Dying Light 2, entitled "Antigone." Today, we're sharing the latest called "Dedrick" that shares a new Urban Legend audio story.
Dedrick is a story about a father who has lost his child in the post-apocalyptic world of Dying Light 2. The story talks about a choice that "changes more than one life" once the father finally finds his daughter.
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BloodRayne 'ReVamped' Releases Hit Consoles this Fall
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BloodRayne 'ReVamped' Releases Hit Consoles this Fall
Oh and also the Switch. They want to make sure you know it has a Switch release.
Ziggurat Interactive is ready to publish the "ReVamped" editions of both BloodRayne and BloodRayne 2 on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and the Nintendo Switch. All three will have digital releases, but only the PS4 and Switch will have a physical release courtesy of Limited Run Games. Naturally, those with a PS5 or Series X|S will be able3 to play these releases through backwards compatibility.... -
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New and Updated Job Actions Detailed for Final Fantasy XIV
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New and Updated Job Actions Detailed for Final Fantasy XIV
Class job changes are coming alongside Endwalker.
Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida detailed some of the changes that are planned for each job at the release of Endwalker on November 23, 2021. The latest comes from the latest showing of the Letter from the Producer Live Broadcast that aired this past weekend.
This stream also talked about some of the new battle-related adjustments that are coming in addition to the all-new sage and reaper jobs. Some... -
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THQ Showcase Revealed Six New Games
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THQ Showcase Revealed Six New Games
And here they are...
Did you miss the 30-minute long THQ Showcase that aired just a short while ago today? Hey, don't worry about that too much. The good news for you is that we have all of the major announcements that were made contained in a bite sized news post right here. It's almost like a Newsbits in everything but name.
We have fresh information on these games: Destroy All Humans 2, Outcast 2, Superpower III, MX vs. ATV Legends, Jagged Alliance 3, ELEX II, Expeditions:... -
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How to Pick the Best Proxy Server for Gaming
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How to Pick the Best Proxy Server for Gaming
Proxy servers are some of the most used technologies in the world of gaming today. A proxy server is a tool that separates an internet user and the destination they want to access. This tool translates traffic to an address and facilitates the requests back from the address to the end-users.
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A Decently Sized Team Fortress 2 Update is Now Available
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A Decently Sized Team Fortress 2 Update is Now Available
I guess there is a TF2 team at Valve after all.
Valve just released a fairly chonky update today for Team Fortress 2. This update does not seem to add in any additional content to the game, but rather focuses on bug fixes and updating various pieces of content.
Some of the major points in this update include a fix for an exploit that let players impersonate other Steam accounts, disabling player sprays by default, and some changes to the map cp_snakewater_final1.
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